28 Sep 1906
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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1906
Page
1
The Atlanta store advertises a vast new fall selection with 100 suits and extensive garments across men’s and ladies wear. Highlights include line serge suits at 12.50, plaid trimmed suits at 8.98, fur items at 10.00, and a broad array of dresses, skirts, waists, silks, domestics, hats, cloaks, blankets, and shoes.
Governor Terrell forms Jenkins County Court by legislative act and names A. Anderson as judge for four years and James A. Dixon as solicitor for two years. Other items note prisoner releases, Valdosta rail expansion funding, a life sentence for Hawkins, Georgia building site selection, and plans for state industrial and agricultural colleges with 145 trustees named.
Government troops and rebel forces in San Domingo prepare for a likely decisive engagement. A victory by the government could end the rebellion, according to reports reaching Washington. Proposals were submitted to the Isthmian Canal Commission for Chinese labor to build the Panama Canal with at least 2,500 workers and a possible 15,000 more.
Texas sues Waters-Pierce Oil Company of St Louis seeking ouster from the state and recall of its 1900 permit to operate here. The suit also asks penalties totaling 5 228 400 for alleged anti trust violations.
A Fletcher Pike county border battle between Mullins and Fleming factions leaves Jas Anderson 82 dead and Hiram Mullins mortally wounded. The clash near Sergent, Kentucky, escalates long standing hostilities in the Mullins feud.
A series of blasts at a Chicago paint shop blew out the storefront and scattered paint cans onto Passing Street. A streetcar passengers panicked as a rainbow colored blast smeared cars and clothing, injuring bystanders and riders alike.
The Pike's Peak centennial celebration began in Colorado Springs with a military parade featuring infantry cavalry and artillery units. Grand Army of the Republic colonial guard Spanish war veterans cowboys Indians and pioneers participated in the procession marking the discovery of Pike's Peak.
Four men waiting for a freight train were struck by a Southern passenger train at New Line station near Morristown Tennessee. William H Haynes 40 and Dewey Hayne 17 were killed instantly while George Cox was fatally injured. The group were en route from Mansfield to New Line to start a sawmill and halted directly in front of the oncoming passenger train.
Macon Georgia saw a major protest by leading citizens on Monday morning against the presentation of The Clansman. With Mayor Smith and Grand Opera House manager D G Philips, the play was removed from bill boards.
A New York dispatch reports the steamer Prinz Adelbert with Paul O. Stensland, the Chicago bank president fugitive, reaching quarantine station Monday afternoon while returning to the United States in federal custody.
William Jennings Bryan visited Birmingham Alabama on Friday afternoon and evening. A large crowd including Nebraskan admirers from across Alabama gave him a rousing ovation after his speech.
A race riot in Atlanta Saturday night leaves multiple reports of killings as white mobs attack Black residents. Authorities deploy state troops and marines land in Havana as unrest spreads. several assaults are cited as motives with six or more dead, dozens detained, and cities seeking order amid martial measures.
The Callahan Construction Company of Knoxville Tennessee secured a contract to build 20 miles of railroad for the Atlanta and Birmingham line near Talladega Alabama. The project value is about 1 million dollars.
About 250 machinists at the Southern Railway shops in Atlanta demand a raise from $3 to $3.25 per day, with an estimated 2,000 more on the system potentially involved. A general strike is probable if the raise is denied.
The general land office in Washington reports total receipts for the year ending June 20 1996 amounting to 7 585 523 dollars, up 567 712 from the prior year. Land disposed totals 19 431 187 acres, up 2 734 565, with 185 113 final and original entries and selections, up 31 107, and 61 361 patents issued in all classes.
Chief Jennings announced that riot participants in Atlanta, both white and black, will be vigorously prosecuted in state courts and no bonds will be accepted, ensuring they remain in custody at the policy station.
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